Open
Sat-Sun Summer 1pm till 5pm Winter 12 noon till 4pm.
Summer School hols Wednesday to Sunday every afternoon 1pm till 5pm Group visits welcome by arrangement, outside of normal opening hours
Closed
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Admission charges
Museum FREE! Tram trip normal operating days fares are: Adult return £1.20, Concessions return 60p, under 5's FREE!
On Special Occasions the concession fares might be suspended
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Birkenhead is a town packed with transport heritage, it is the home of Cammell Lairds shipyard and the home of the European tramway. George Francis Train chose Birkenhead for the first European tramway, back in 1860. Mr Train made an agreement that if the tramway was unsuccessful, he would return Birkenhead's streets to their original state with his own money. Luckily the tramway was a success and operated until 1937 when the petrol motor bus took hold.
The Starbuck factory on Cleveland Street built approximately 3000 trams between 1862 and 1913. Trams were made for the UK market and for export. The Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell Mountain Railway are both still using vehicles built in Birkenhead.
Trams still operate on the streets of Birkenhead, the main service trams were built in Hong Kong in 1992 to a 1948 pattern. However, a genuine 1901 Birkenhead Tramways tram of the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society can be seen in service on special days. The Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society has a number of local trams, both electric and horse-drawn.
- Wirral Heritage Transport Collection
- Taylor Street Model Railway
- Baxter Collection
- George Francis Train
- Starbuck factory
- Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society
- 201 Bus Group
- Wirral Transport Library and Archives
Wirral Museums Historic Vehicle Collection is housed a Wirral Transport Museum showing a selection of vintage buses representing a variety of local operators over a number of years.
There is also a display of cars,and motorcycles and a 1930's garage scene.
The 26foot model railway layout is always the centre of attaction.
As well as operating trams, Wirral Museums are also a bus operator, using a London Routemaster they provide transport for school children to visit the various historic sites on the Wirral peninsula. Operations increase when special events require additional public transport.
The museums resident vintage buses may be seen providing a free service connecting the tramway at Woodside Ferry terminal and passes Egerton Bridge, Seacombe Ferry terminal and Seacombe Aquarium.